{"id":16584,"date":"2021-04-02T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=16584"},"modified":"2021-04-02T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T13:42:02","slug":"zamfara-gov-matawalle-reveals-why-hes-negotiating-with-bandits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/02\/zamfara-gov-matawalle-reveals-why-hes-negotiating-with-bandits\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara Gov, Matawalle reveals why he&#8217;s negotiating with bandits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has revealed why he is negotiating with bandits terrorising the state.<\/p>\n<p>Matawalle said\u00a0there are almost 30,000 bandits in 100 camps spread across the forests of Zamfara and five of its neighboring states.<\/p>\n<p>According to Governor Matawalle, the bandits had killed 2,619 people, kidnapped 1,190 others and collected over N970 million ransoms between 2011 and 2019 in Zamfara alone.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking through Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara, the Commissioner of Information at a briefing in Kaduna on Friday, Matawalle disclosed that his government chose the peace pact with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/01\/bandits-attack-military-camp-in-niger-state-kill-soldiers\/\">bandits<\/a> to stop the wanton waste of innocent citizens\u2019 lives and property.<\/p>\n<p>Reeling out the achievements of the dialogue process, Zamfara Governor said: \u201cAs a result of the dialogue and peace process, over 62 bandits accepted and embraced the peace initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is in addition to the release of over 2000 kidnapped victims aided and abetted by the repentant bandits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe repentant bandits are also helping in campaigning and convincing those bandits yet to accept the dialogue and reconciliation process to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are also helping in the identification of the leaders of the recalcitrant bandits, including their camps and location for dialogue and reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has revealed why he is negotiating with bandits terrorising the state. 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